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Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Acid Base and Blood ... pH - What’s the primary ... workup #algorithm #diagnosis ... #acidosis #alkalosis ... respiratory #bloodgas #interpretation
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... - Blood Gas Interpretation ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Summary ... bloodgas #Acid #Base
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Urinary Chloride
 • Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm - Urinary ... • Anion gap metabolic ... • Normal acid-base ... #Algorithm #causes
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Diagnosis Poor ... Ureterosigmoidostomy Urinary ... Renal tubular acidosis ... Catecholamines - Alkalosis ... Classification #Causes
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Normal Acid-Base ... secreting tumor, Primary ... Non-reabsorbable anions ... #Algorithm #causes
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
- Urinary Chloride ... Anion gap metabolic ... poisoning Normal acid-base ... the indicated causes ... #differential #diagnosis
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation ... and Acid-Base Pathology ... do more work = ANION ... AcidBase #ABG #Interpretation ... #Alkalosis #Diagnosis
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
mEq/g suggests urinary ... - Metabolic Alkalosis ... Non-reabsorbable anions ... - Metabolic acidosis ... #diagnosis #Algorithm
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm
Acidosis
 - RTA
 - Diarrhea
pH Normal 
 1. Decreased Mg 
 2. Intracellular Shift
Hypokalemia Differential ... Algorithm Acidosis ... Primary hyperaldo ... Differential #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Workup
Acid Base Disorders Worksheet

Step 1: Gather the necessary data (Na+, CI-, HCO3-, PH, pCO2). Preferably, all
Acid Base Disorders ... a significant anion ... Step 7: Make the diagnoses ... joshsteinbergMD #Acid #Base ... Disorders #Worksheet #diagnosis